Soldiers repels B’Haram ambush in Borno

Firstclass newsline learnt that Investigations revealed that the
insurgents ambushed the troops while they were on their way to Sambisa
Forest to reinforce military presence in the area.
An intelligence personnel, who confided in firstclass newsline , said
that the soldiers killed an unspecified number of the insurgents in a
gun duel.
It was learnt that the troops, who belong to the 81 Battalion of the
Nigerians Army, Ibadan, were ordered to move from their location in
Sector 8, Maiduguri, when they ran into the ambush.
The source said that a soldier died in the attack while three others
who were injured had been rushed to a hospital in Maiduguri for
treatment.
"The terrorists attacked our men but they were repelled. I can't give
the exact number of those killed but I can tell you that many of the
terrorists were killed.
"On the side of the military, we lost one soldier. The three other
injured soldiers have been rushed to the hospital in Maiduguri where
they are being treated," the source said.
When a source contacted the Director, Defence Information, Maj. Gen.
Chris Olukolade, he neither confirmed nor denied the attack.
Olukolade said that some of the Boko Haram members fleeing from the
ongoing onslaught might want to carry out some mischievous acts which
the military had the capacity to respond to in a decisive manner.
He said, "Much as I don't want to confirm or deny what you are asking,
let me say that those terrorists on flight might want to do mischief.
"However, let me say that the military has the capacity to deal
decisively with such elements."
Firstclassnewsline.net